Yan Zi was also notified at midnight today to come to the crew, and hadn't had time to learn about the director's situation. He hadn't expected Director Tian to also be a graduate of Jiangdu Arts School, but since they were alumni, there was naturally some familiarity.
Originally, Director Tian had wanted to have Yan Zi run 50 meters to see if she could do it, but since she was his junior, he figured she couldn't fake it. He could just ask around at school. Besides, the clothes Yan Zi was wearing today weren't very suitable for running, so the running test was naturally skipped.
"Come, take a look at the script. I'll give you twenty minutes to familiarize yourself with this section. In the play, you're an athlete who loves sprinting. Although you don't have many lines or screen time, there are several scenes that are quite crucial and play a significant role in the development of the plot."
Yan Zi took her own script, which was only a few pages long. She looked at the part that Director Tian had just underlined for her, nodded, and took it aside to study.
Although Feng Xiaoyun is a very outgoing person, the director doesn't have time to chat with a small assistant like you. Feng Xiaoyun looked at him and obediently took a stool and sat next to Yan Zi to wait for her.
Twenty minutes passed quickly before the crew finally got together. Director Tian was both the director and the producer, so naturally he had to take care of many things.
After finishing a segment, I saw Yan Zi reading a script and then I remembered that there was a schoolmate waiting for an audition.
"How's it going? Yan Zi, are you ready?"
"I'm ready, Director Tian." Yan Zi closed the script.
"Okay then, you'll be the character Yao Xiaoqing in the play. I'll deliver the lines for the heroine Xu Ziran, and we'll talk it over."
After that, Director Tian picked up the script and read: "Xiaoqing, Yao Xiaoqing, this way."
This scene takes place at the edge of the playground. Xu Ziran finds Yao Xiaoqing running at the edge of the playground.
"Yao Xiaoqing..."
Yan Zi waved his hand, signaling Director Tian not to speak.
Director Tian frowned and instinctively wanted to call a halt. What did that mean? The first line didn't match.
But before he could shout, Yan Zi continued to perform.
She propped herself up on her knees with one hand and waved to Xu Ziran with the other. Then she gasped heavily, frowned at Director Tian, and swallowed hard.
Director Tian's eyes lit up. Yes, this was the normal reaction of someone who was suddenly stopped during an intense sprint.
After taking a few breaths, Yan Zi sat down on the ground. With one hand, he pretended to take a bottle of water and took a few sips. With the other hand, he patted the ground beside him, motioning Xu Ziran to sit next to him.
Of course, Director Tian couldn't really sit next to her, he just nodded to show his approval of her performance.
"Huh~~ Tell me, why did you call me when you were so angry?" Yan Zi looked in the direction where he had just slapped the ground.
Director Tian secretly thought that this was good, and then continued reading the line: "Zekai said he wanted to apply to Beijing University of Science and Technology."
"Let him apply. I'm not his mother. How can I control his application?" Yan Zi said impatiently.
"But...but, but you know I've already applied to Jiangdu University of Economics. Beijing University of Science and Technology is in Huadu, and Huadu and Jiangdu are so far apart."
"And then? Do you want him to give up his application to Jiangdu University of Economics and apply to Beijing University of Science and Technology? Or do you want him to give up his dream and apply to a university in Jiangdu?"
"I, I'm asking you because I don't know."
"Ziran, it's no use asking me about this. No matter what choices people make, once things go wrong, they'll think, 'If I had chosen another path, things wouldn't have turned out this way.' But it's useless. Even if you choose a different path, you'll still face different setbacks."
"You, isn't that the same as not saying anything? You are my best friend, Xiaoqing. And you are the only one who knows that I like Zekai. Please help me think about what I should do?"
"How can I help you think? If it were you, you should just tell Zekai that you like him. As for whether you give up your dream and apply to a school in Huadu, or he gives up his ideal and applies to a school in Jiangdu. Or you can both pursue your own dreams and start a passionate long-distance college relationship."
Yan Zi spoke passionately with an exaggerated expression, while opening his hands and making a gesture to indicate the distance between the two places.
"Okay, stop!" Director Tian stopped the performance at this point. It was just an audition. They chose a scene to try out the actors' lines and their expressions as long as they matched the characters in the play.
Yan Zi's performance just now not only met his requirements, but even exceeded his expectations. It included a lot of micro-expression management and some small movements of girls when they spoke.
For example, when Xu Ziran mentioned that Zekai was going to apply to the Beijing University of Science and Technology, she pretended to hold the water bottle tightly. Although her expression didn't change much, this action reflected the character's inner turmoil.
Because in fact, she also secretly liked Zekai, and she applied to Beijing Sport University, which is in Huadu like Beijing University of Science and Technology.
Director Tian felt that if the female characters in the previous positions had not already been signed, he would even want to find a more important role for Yan Zi.
Seeing Yan Zi and Feng Xiaoyun's expectant eyes, Director Tian said, "You guys go back and wait for notification."
Seeing their expressions darken, the implication of going back and waiting for notification was that there was no hope.
Director Tian smiled slyly and said, "Come early for the opening ceremony, and don't be late again!"
Only then did the two realize that Director Tian was making fun of them. They smiled at each other and bowed slightly to Director Tian to express their gratitude.
Director Tian's crew still had a lot of preparations to do, so he waved his hand and told Yan Zi to take the script back.
As for the contract and so on, Sister Chen will naturally contact the crew, so they don’t have to worry about it.
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